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Encyclopedia > Cluj County
Cluj County
Coat of Arms of Cluj county Administrative map of Romania with Cluj county highlighted
Facts
Development region: Nord-Vest
Historic region: Transylvania
Capital city: Cluj-Napoca
Population:
 • As of 2002:
 • Population density:

702,755
105/km²
Area: 6,674 km²
Codes:
 • Car numbers
 • ISO 3166-2:RO

CJ
RO-CJ
Telephone code: (+40) x64 (1)
Web:
 
County Council
Prefecture
1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3

Cluj (IPA: [kluʒ], Hungarian: Kolozs); is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Romanian map with highlighted county Made by me File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nord-Vest (North West) is a development region in Romania, created in 1998. ... Map of Romania with Transylvania in yellow Transylvania (Romanian: or ; Hungarian: ; German: ; Serbian: / or / ) is a historical region in central and western Romania. ... Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... On the Romanian License plates we find on the left side a blue strip with the Flag of Romania and the country code of Romania (RO), then the county code and a combination of two digits and three letters. ... ISO 3166-2 for Romania (ISO 3166-1 : RO) The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. ... Country Code: 40 During the Communist years, there was no direct international access. ... A website, Web site or WWW site (often shortened to just site) is a collection of webpages, that is, HTML/XHTML documents accessible via HTTP on the Internet; all publicly accessible websites in existence comprise the World Wide Web. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... A judeÅ£ is an administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. ... Map of Romania with Transylvania in yellow Transylvania (Romanian: or ; Hungarian: ; German: ; Serbian: / or / ) is a historical region in central and western Romania. ... Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ...

Contents

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 702,755 and a population density of 105/km². For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Year County population[2]
1948 520,073
1956 580,344
1966 629,746
1977 715,507
1992 736,301
2002 702,755

Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ...

Geography

This county has a total area of 6,674 km². About 1/3 of this surface are mountains -- the Apuseni Mountains, with heights up to 1800 m and located in the Southwest part of the county. The rest of the surface is the North side of the Transylvanian Plateau, a hilly region with deep and wide valleys. The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ... Transylvanian Plateau is an plateau in central Romania almoast entirely surrounded by the Eastern, Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains. ...


The main rivers in the county are Someşul Mic, Arieş, and Crişul Repede. The SomeÅŸul Mic is a river in north-western Romania (Cluj county). ... The ArieÅŸ (Romanian; Hungarian:Aranyos) is a river in Transylvania, western Romania. ... CriÅŸul Repede (Hungarian: Sebes-Körös) is a river in Bihor county, Transylvania, Romania. ...


Neighbours

AG
BC
BN
BT
BV
BR
BZ
CS
CL
CJ
CT
DB
GL
IL
IS
MM
MH
MS
NT
SJ
TM
VL
Romanian Counties
  • Bihor County to the West.
  • Maros County and Bistriţa-Năsăud County to the East.
  • Vaskapu County and Maramureş County to the North.
  • Alba County to the South.

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Vrancea is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania in the Moldova region, with the capital city at FocÅŸani (population: 103,219). ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 238 km² Population (2005) 1,924,959[1] Density 8,088 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 572 pixelsFull resolution (929 × 664 pixel, file size: 47 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bihor (IPA: ), in Hungarian: Bihar (IPA: ), is a county (judeÅ£) of Romania, in CriÅŸana, with capital city at Oradea. ... BistriÅ£a-Năsăud (Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county (judeÅ£) in the North of Romania, in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at BistriÅ£a (population: 87,169). ... Facts Development region: Nord-Vest Historic region: Transylvania Capital city: Baia Mare Population:  â€¢ As of 2002:  â€¢ Population density: 510,110 81/km² Area: 6,304 km² Codes:  â€¢ Car numbers  â€¢ ISO 3166-2:RO MM RO-MM Telephone code: (+40) x62 (1) Web:   County Council Prefecture 1. ... ...

Economy

Cluj County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania. It is a region with one of the highest ratings of foreign investments. In addition, Cluj-Napoca is home to one of Romania's important IT and financial services centers. Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ...


County's main industries are:

  • Mechanical components;
  • Wood processing;
  • Glass manufacturing;
  • Pharmaceutics and cosmetics;
  • Food stuffs processing;
  • Textiles.

Mining and natural gas extraction are also developed.


Tourism

The main tourist destinations in the county are:

  • The city of Kolozsvár.
  • The Apuseni Mountains especially the caves Peştera Mare, Peştera Piatra Ponorului, Peştera Vârfurosu.
  • The historical centers of Torda, Dés, Újvár, Csucsa.
  • The winter resort of Băişoara
  • The lakes of Beliş and Tarniţa

Map of Romania showing Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár; German: Klausenburg; Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... The Apuseni Mountains is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Carpathians. ... Turda (Hungarian: Torda, German: Thorenburg) (population: 55,770) is a city in Cluj county, Romania situated on the Arieş river. ... BăiÅŸoara is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... BeliÅŸ is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ...

Education

Babes-Bolyai University http://www.ubbcluj.ro/ Technical University http://www.utcluj.ro University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" http://www.umfcluj.ro/


Administrative divisions

The county has 5 municipalities, one town and 75 communes. A commune (comună in Romanian) is, along with the municipality, the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. ...


Municipalities

Map of Romania showing Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár; German: Klausenburg; Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... Turda (Hungarian: Torda, German: Thorenburg) (population: 55,770) is a city in Cluj county, Romania situated on the Arieş river. ... County Cluj County Status Municipality Mayor Vasinca Ioan, Social Democratic Party, since 2000 Area 23. ...

Towns

Huedin (Hungarian: Bánffyhunyad) is a town in Cluj County, Romania. ...

Communes

  • Egeres
  • Ajton
  • Cseralja
  • Apahida
  • Nagyesküllő
  • Bácsfalu
  • Járabánya
  • Jósikafalva
  • Bábolna
  • Bonchida
  • Borostelek
  • Búza
  • Magyarkályán
  • Nagykalota
  • Kamarás
  • Nagykapus
  • Kosály
  • Katona
  • Kackó
  • Mezőnagycsán
  • Kajántó
  • Pecsétszeg
  • Csucsa
  • Csürülye
  • Kolozsakna
  • Sólyomtelke
  • Kozárvár
  • Doboka
  • Erdőfelek
  • Ördöngösfüzes
  • Földszintelke
  • Fráta
  • Gorbó
  • Gyeke
  • Gyalu
  • Jára
  • Iklód
  • Körösfő

County Cluj County Population (2002) 8,783 Apahida is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Bábolna is a town in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. ... Doboka is a town and a town area committee in Nagaon district in the state of Assam, India. ... Jichişu de Jos is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Jucu is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Luna is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Măguri-Răcătău is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Mănăstireni is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Mărgău is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... County Cluj County Population (2002) 1,673 Geographical coordinates Component villages Mărişel Mărişel is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. ... Mica is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Mihai Viteazu is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Mintiu Gherlii is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Mociu is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Moldoveneşti is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Negreni is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Pălatca is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Panticeu is a location in the northern part of Cluj County, Romania. ... Petreştii de Jos is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Ploscoş is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Poieni is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... County Cluj County Population (2002) 1,767 Geographical coordinates Component villages Râşca, Dealu Mare, Lăpuşteşti, Mărceşti, Staţiunea Fântânele Website: Website Râşca is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. ... Recea-Cristur is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Săcuieu is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Sănduleşti is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Săvădisla is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Sâncraiu is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. ... Sânmartin is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Sânpaul is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Sic is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Suatu is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Tritenii de Jos is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Tureni is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Ţaga is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Unguraş is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Vad is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Valea Ierii is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Viişoara is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ... Vultureni is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ...

Villages

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Category:Cluj County
  • Nearşova
  • Pâglişa
  • Răscruci

Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... Country Romania County Cluj Commune Izvoru Crişului Population 163 (as of 2002) Coordinates Zip code 407342 Nearşova (Hungarian: Nyárszó) is a village located in the Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania, Romania. ... County Cluj County Population (2002) 1,653 Geographical coordinates Zip code 407107 Răscruci (Hungarian: Válaszút) is a village located in Cluj County, Romania. ...

References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
  2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

External links

  • (Romanian) Cluj County map
  • (Romanian) (Hungarian) Administrative map of the county

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Cluj County (243 words)
Cluj County, the most important administrational teritorial unit of Transilvania lays on a 6,674 square km area (2,8% of our country) in the north-western half of Romania.
The population of the county was 729,878 habitants on first january 1996, meaning of 103,4 habitants/square km, 68,5% are living in the town area.
The capital of the county is Cluj-Napoca, the fifth big city of the country, with 331,635 habitants, an important economic, cultural scientific and educational centre of the country.
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